I have voiced my concerns about a Hilary nomination before, but an LA times story illustrates very clearly one of my points. The strategic worry that Hilary Clinton is very divisive character in American politics, and that should she win our nomination she would energize the republican base. That division would lead once again to another razor thin election which hinges on one or two states, and her coattails wouldn't take our down ticket candidates very far.
That concern it seems is shared by highly placed democrats around the country: